Friday Night Lights Week 6

This week, the coach finally decided to make Cal the featured kickoff returner. The first kickoff, he returned for 30yards; a respectable return. Then on the next one, he did what he does best: 94 yard return for a touchdown! It was nice to see. This was only the second kickoff return he has had all year and he took it to the house.

Unfortunately, the team they were playing ran all over them. By halftime, the score was 34-7. After Cal's big return, the other team started kicking away from him. He did get to run one more back in the 4th quarter, but was held to only 15 yards.

He had 2 rushes in the game for 11 and -3 yards. He also had a 14 yard pass reception on a 4th and 11. He is a playmaker, yet they are still barely giving him the ball. He touched the ball 6 times and had solid yardage and one touchdown. This was definitely his best game yet.

The other team smoked them, 41-21. They got burned on big pass plays and big runs. They don't have any speed in the secondary, so as soon as a running back gets past the line of scrimmage, no one can catch them. The coach acknowledged that at practice Monday and moved Cal to starting cornerback. They need someone with speed that can keep up with the receivers and run down a speedy running back and save a touchdown. When I coached Cal, he always played Safety as our speedster that could save a touchdown if someone ever broke loose. He is familiar with that role, but will have to adjust to the positioning necessary to be a successful cornerback.

Oh, and then there was this: